#BookReviews: Hillbilly Elegy’s Breadth Over Depth and More…

by Jeri Walker | Jun 12, 2017 | Book Reviews

The first half of 2017 hasn’t turned up any literary gems I’ve fallen in love with, but nonetheless I managed to read a few books I’ve enjoyed. As for the titles like Hillbilly Elegy, it’s still possible to take away important points even...

#BookReviews: A Man Called Ove’s Curmudgeonly Charm and More…

by Jeri Walker | Dec 12, 2016 | Book Reviews

The Swedish novel A Man Called Ove turned out to be my favorite book of 2016. I only finished it yesterday, so I did indeed save the best for last. When it came to this year’s goal of finding more reading time, I got creative to say the least. In order to reach...

#BookReviews: Station Eleven’s Optimistic Dystopia and More…

by Jeri Walker | Jun 13, 2016 | Book Reviews

Where does the reading time go? Back in January, I posted some Tips on Finding More Reading Time. I still have half a year to meet my yearly goal of 50 books. Eons ago, when I fancied myself a book blogger, the reviews I wrote for titles such as Fifty Shades of Grey...

#BookReview: Moments in Millennia–A Fantasy Anthology

by Jeri Walker | Mar 27, 2014 | Book Reviews

Anthologies offer up a smorgasbord of literature with lots of tasty treats and the occasional dish that doesn’t go over very well. Most of you know my tastes lean toward contemporary and literary fiction as well as memoirs and creative nonfiction. I’ve...

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides #BookReview

by Jeri Walker | Feb 6, 2014 | Book Reviews

Even though I saw the movie version of Jeffrey Eugenides’ literary fiction novel years ago, I never got around to reading it. The Virgin Suicides is the only book that has also been made into a movie that I kept on this year’s reading list. With so many...